Esmail Meisami

Dr. Esmail Meisami was born on Nov. 19, 1942, in Tehran, Iran. He was the son of Gholamreza and Sedigheh. He was a professor of molecular and integrative physiology at the molecular and cellular biology department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

He is survived by his wife, Nooshin; daughters, Mona and Ayda; grandchildren, Miryam, and Mark; brother, Abas; and sister, Mahboubeh.

Burial will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at Mount Hope Cemetery, 611 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Champaign. A memorial will be held from 3 to 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, at Illini Room A and B in the Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana.